Report: Cosby hired investigators to discredit rape accusers

A new report claims Bill Cosby has hired a team of investigators to dig up dirt on all of his rape accusers.

According to a report published by the New York Post's Page Six, the 77-year-old comedian and his attorney, Martin Singer, are paying six figure fees to private investigators for any information that might discredit the dozens of women who claim he raped them.

One of the several sources claims Cosby told his legal team, "If you're going to say to the world that I did this to you, then the world needs to know, 'What kind of person are you? Who is this person that's saying it?' "

His legal team is calling it a scorched earth strategy -- where, similar to the military tactic involving the destruction of anything useful to your enemy, his team will use anything negative from accuser's pasts against them.

A separate source told Page Six the tactic is already working to some degree. Specifically, in the case of former supermodel Beverly Johnson. Johnson accused Cosby of drugging her cappuccino during a visit to his home in the 80s.

That source said, "They were able to find out information about Beverly Johnson's boyfriend who said she only had good things to say about cosby. We found out that Beverly never told her live-in lover of several years what she's now telling the media and we found that to be strange."

Cosby and Singer have not yet commented on hiring private investigators, but they haven't commented on much of anything pertaining to the dozens of rape allegations.

Entertainer and Navy veteran Bill Cosby speaks during a Veterans Day ceremony, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at the The All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors in Philadelphia. Cosby told the crowd during a 20-minute address that âwe donât forget about ours,â as he spoke about the importance of the memorial along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

NEW YORK - AUGUST 07: Bill Cosby and Evin Cosby attends the launch of the pb&Caviar store on August 7, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - AUGUST 07: Bill Cosby and Evin Cosby attends the launch of the pb&Caviar store on August 7, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

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Attorney Gloria Allred, center, holds her proposed Waiver of Statute of Limitations for Bill Cosby as accusors Helen Hayes, left, and Chelan, no last name given, listen during a news conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. In recent weeks, more than a dozen women have accused Cosby of drugging and sexually abusing them. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 03: Attorney Gloria Allred (L) speaks at a press conference with Chelan (R), an alleged victim of Bill Cosby, on December 3, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Cosby has been accused of sexual assault by approximately 20 women. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Nurse Therese Serignese, 57, discusses her experience with comedian Bill Cosby at her home on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, in Boca Raton, Fla. Serignese said the television icon raped her in 1976 when she was 19 years old following a show in Las Vegas. Cosby spokesman David Brokaw did not respond to a request for comment. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Jewel Allison is accusing Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting her 25 years ago when she was an aspiring model and actress. Friday November 21, 2014. (Photo by Debbie Egan-Chin/NY Daily News via Getty Images)

In this May 12, 2011 file photo Comedian Bill Cosby attends Temple University's commencement ceremonies in Philadelphia. Temple University has announced that Cosby has resigned as a trustee amid more than a dozen sexual-assault allegations. The 77-year-old entertainer has been a highly visible cheerleader of his alma mater in Philadelphia and a board member since 1982. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Bill Cosby attends the 2011 Temple University Commencement at the Liacouras Center on May 12, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On Thursday, Temple University said Bill Cosby remains a trustee of the Philadelphia institution despite renewed scrutiny of sexual assault allegations against him.

Bill Cosby during 'Fat Albert' Philadelphia Premiere - Arrivals at Temple University Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. On Thursday, ​Temple University said Bill Cosby remains a trustee of the Philadelphia institution despite renewed scrutiny of sexual assault allegations against him.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 12: Bill Cosby attends the 2011 Temple University Commencement at the Liacouras Center on May 12, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images)

Comedian Bill Cosby is seen during a news conference wearing a circa 1940s Temple University football uniform in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 31, 2007. Cosby a former Temple football player participated in a news conference to unveil new Temple football uniforms. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Entertainer and former classmate Bill Cosby speaks during a public memorial service for Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at Temple University in Philadelphia. On Thursday, ​Temple University said Bill Cosby remains a trustee of the Philadelphia institution despite renewed scrutiny of sexual assault allegations against him.

In this photo taken Nov. 6, 2014, entertainer Bill Cosby pauses during an interview about the upcoming exhibit, Conversations: African and African-American Artworks in Dialogue, at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington. The Smithsonian Institution is mounting a major showcase of African-American art and African art together in a new exhibit featuring the extensive art collection of Bill and Camille Cosby. More than 60 rarely seen African-American artworks from the Cosby collection will join 100 pieces of African art at the National Museum of African Art. The exhibit âConversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue,â opens Sunday and will be on view through early 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

In this photo taken Nov. 6, 2014, Camille Cosby watches her husband Bill Cosby pause during a news conference about the upcoming exhibit, Conversations: African and African-American Artworks in Dialogue at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art in Washington. The Smithsonian Institution is mounting a major showcase of African-American art and African art together in a new exhibit featuring the extensive art collection of Bill and Camille Cosby. More than 60 rarely seen African-American artworks from the Cosby collection will join 100 pieces of African art at the National Museum of African Art. The exhibit âConversations: African and African American Artworks in Dialogue,â opens Sunday and will be on view through early 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Comedian Bill Cosby attends the 2014 American Comedy Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom on April 26, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Toth/FilmMagic)

American actors Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad pose in character for a promotional photograph for the CBS sitcom 'Cosby,' June 17, 1996. (Photo by CBS Photo Archives/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - APRIL 27: Comedian Bill Cosby attends 2014 American Comedy Awards at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, United States on 26 April, 2014. (Photo by Cem Ozdel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Actor Bill Cosby leaves the 'Today Show' taping at the NBC Rockefeller Center Studios on May 1, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Ray Tamarra/GC Images)

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 03: Bill Cosby speaks at the Jackie Robinson Foundation 2014 Awards Dinner at Waldorf Astoria Hotel on March 3, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for the Jackie Robinson Foundation)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Bill Cosby (L) and host Joe Madison visit Town Hall at SiriusXM Studios on November 7, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 04: Bill Cosby and Tempestt Bledsoe visit 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' at Rockefeller Center on January 4, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

BOSTON, MA - SEPTEMBER 13: Ryan Lavarnway #60 of the Boston Red Sox talks with actor Bill Cosby in the Red Sox dugout before a game against the New York Yankees on September 13, 2012 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Michael Ivins/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 16: Bill Cosby performs with Cos of Good Music during the first day of the 2012 Playboy Jazz Festival at The Hollywood Bowl on June 16, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/WireImage)

NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Comedian and social activist Bill Cosby speaks during the 12th annual Keepers Of The Dream Awards at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers on April 15, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

HOLLYWOOD - JUNE 13: Host Bill Cosby performs with the Cos of Good Music Band on day 1 of the 31st Annual Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl on June 13, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Dr. Billy Ingram/WireImage)

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 08: Actor Bill Cosby during the 2008 MusiCares Person of the Year Honors Aretha Franklin at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 8, 2008. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage)

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 19: Author Alvin F. Poussaint and actor Bill Cosby speak before signing copies of 'Come on People: On the Path from Victims to Victors' at Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Lincoln Center on December 19, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Donna Ward/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 19: Bill Cosby arrives at the Esquie Magazine and Village Academies event honoring Bill Cosby at Esquire North November 19, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Loud/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 14: (AFP OUT) Entertainer Bill Cosby speaks during a taping of 'Meet the Press' at the NBC studios October 14, 2007 in Washington, DC. Cosby spoke on the new book he co-authored 'Come On, People: On the Path from Victims to Victors.' (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images for Meet the Press)

WACO, TX - SEPTEMBER 4: Comedian Bill Cosby accepts an honorary degree from Baylor University at Floyd Casey Stadium September 4, 2003 in Waco, Texas. Cosby performed at the event for free in an effort to boost morale after the killing of basketball player Patrick Dennehy's and the negative publicity that has followed. (Photo by Matt Archer/Getty Images)

NEW YORK CITY - NOVEMBER 4: Comic Bill Cosby attending 'An Evening With Bill Cosby' on November 4, 1987 at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)

NEW YORK CITY - JUNE 15: Comic Bill Cosby attending First Annual Apollo Theater Hall of Fame Induction on June 15, 1993 at the Apollo Theater in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage)

NEW YORK CITY - MAY 31: Comic Bill Cosby attending 'Putman Berkley Authors Gala' on may 31, 1991 at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)

NEW YORK CITY - FEBRUARY 18: Comic Bill Cosby backstage attending 'Bill Cosby Performance' on February 18, 1967 at The Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)

NEW YORK CITY - OCTOBER 2: Singer Al Green and comic Bill Cosby attending the opening of 'Your Arms Are Too Short To Box With God' on October 2, 1982 at the Alvin Theater in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)

NEW YORK CITY - NOVEMBER 4: Comic Bill Cosby attending 'New York Mission Society Gala' on November 4, 1987 at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)

Bill Cosby as he leaves the Latin Quarter for Tito Puente celebration on his release of his new CD.(Photo By: Richard Corkery/NY Daily News via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 01: Bill Cosby speaking at CBS midtown headquarters. Cosby announced he's coming to the network with a new show in 1996. (Photo by Budd Williams/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)